Armin Meier (actor)

Armin Meier (1943 – 31 May 1978)[1] was a German actor, best known for his performances in films of Rainer Werner Fassbinder.

According to the documentary film Fassbinder: To Love Without Demands (2015), directed by Christian Braad Thomsen, Meier was one of Fassbinder's many lovers. He killed himself shortly after Fassbinder's 33rd birthday party. Meier's body later was found in Fassbinder's apartment.[2]

  1. ^ Thomsen, Christian Braad (1991). Fassbinder: The Life and Work of a Provocative Genius. London: Faber & Faber. p. 20; ISBN 978-0-571-17842-1.
  2. ^ "The Bitter Tears of Fassbinder's Women", The Guardian (8 January 1999)